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1956-29 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post NASCAR Grand National race number 29 of 56 Sunday, July 1, 1956 at Asheville-Weaverville Speedway, Weaverville, NC 200 laps on a 0.500 mile dirt track (100.000 miles) Time of race: 1:46:19 Average speed: 56.435 mph Pole speed: 72.26 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 1 cl Attendance: 8000 Lead changes: n/a Glossary    1956 NASCAR Grand National results   /   1956 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Car Laps Money Status Led 1 11 42   Lee Petty Petty Enterprises '56 Dodge 200 850 running – 2 12 75   Jim Paschal C U Later Alligator   (Frank Hayworth) '56 Mercury 200 625 running – 3 4 82   Joe Eubanks Satcher Motors   (James Satcher) '56 Ford 197 450 running – 4 7 2   Gwyn Staley Hubert Westmoreland '56 Chevrolet 194 350 running – 5 9 300B   Herb Thomas Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 193 310 running – 6 6 500B   Frank Mundy Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Dodge 193 250 running – 7 14 41   Billy Rafter Billy Rafter '56 Dodge 187 200 running – 8 16 34   Dick Beaty Ike Kiser '56 Ford 186 150 running – 9 18 58   Bill Bowman Bill Bowman '56 Plymouth 181 100 running – 10 22 48   Al Watkins Don Holcomb '56 Ford 179 100 running – 11 13 100   Tootle Estes Dave Everett '56 Chevrolet 178 100 running – 12 27 264   Johnny Allen Spook Crawford '56 Plymouth 172 100 running – 13 25 96   Bobby Keck Bobby Keck '56 Chevrolet 170 100 running – 14 21 19   Harvey Henderson Harvey Henderson '56 Ford 168 100 engine – 15 29 114   Joe Bill McGraw – '56 Ford 163 100 running – 16 19 40   Chuck Mahoney Billy Rafter '56 Dodge 162 100 engine – 17 23 209   Billy Carden Vance McLean Sales Co.   (Pete Stewart) '56 Plymouth 147 100 overheating – 18 1 22   Fireball Roberts DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 142 100 tire – 19 10 X   Rex White Max Welborn '56 Chevrolet 139 50 a frame – 20 15 55   Junior Johnson Brushy Mountain Motors   (A.L. Bumgarner) '56 Pontiac 137 50 windshield – 21 5 300   Buck Baker Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 126   spindle – 22 8 14   Billy Myers Bill Stroppe '56 Mercury 102   crash – 23 3 12   Ralph Moody DePaolo Engineering   (Pete DePaolo) '56 Ford 85   bearing – 24 20 418   Sherman Utsman – '56 Chevrolet 80   overheating – 25 17 56   Ed Massey – '56 Ford 76   overheating – 26 2 300C   Speedy Thompson Carl Kiekhaefer '56 Chrysler 71   wheel – 27 24 760   Brownie King Faircloth Chevrolet Co.   (Brownie King) '56 Chevrolet 54   steering – 28 28 59   Blackie Pitt Brownie Pitt '56 Plymouth 36   crash – 29 26 91   Jack Smith Ted Chester '56 Chevrolet 5   carburetor –